I'm with Stupid (album)

I'm with Stupid
Studio album by Aimee Mann
Released November 1995
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 56:21
Label Geffen
Producer Jon Brion
Aimee Mann chronology
Whatever
(1993)
I'm with Stupid
(1995)
Magnolia
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A) [2]

I'm with Stupid is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released in 1995. Most fans took the title to be a reference to Mann's unhappy relationship with her record label, which she felt did not understand how to promote her music.

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford from the band Squeeze appear as background vocalists and musicians on "That's Just What You Are", "Frankenstein", and "It's Not Safe", and they allowed Mann to use a riff from their song "Up the Junction" on "Long Shot".

Juliana Hatfield provides backing vocals on "You Could Make a Killing" and "Amateur."

Neil Innes, from The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Monty Python and The Rutles, provides backing vocals on "It's Not Safe".

"That's Just What You Are" also appeared on a compilation album of songs from the Fox Network television show Melrose Place. Also, the soundtrack of the 1999 film Cruel Intentions included "You Could Make a Killing", with "Amateur" appearing on the soundtrack of 1998's Sliding Doors.

Track listing

All songs by Aimee Mann, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Long Shot" – 3:13
  2. "Choice in the Matter" (Brion, Mann) – 3:13
  3. "Sugarcoated" (Butler, Mann) – 3:39
  4. "You Could Make a Killing" – 3:21
  5. "Superball" – 3:05
  6. "Amateur" (Brion, Mann) – 4:51
  7. "All Over Now" – 3:37
  8. "Par for the Course" – 6:01
  9. "You're with Stupid Now" – 3:27
  10. "That's Just What You Are" (Brion, Mann) – 4:22
  11. "Frankenstein" (Brion, Mann) – 4:25
  12. "Ray" – 4:47
  13. "It's Not Safe" – 7:14

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 82

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "That's Just What You Are" Modern Rock Tracks 25
1995 "That's Just What You Are" Modern Rock Tracks 24
1995 "That's Just What You Are" The Billboard Hot 100 93

References